Famous Deaths In 1785

Jan 03 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706) died in the year 1785.  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution in the year 1785.  

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) died in the year 1785.  

Feb 06 On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

Feb 19 Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1785.  

Feb 24 In the year 1785 carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39  

Apr 14 On this day in history death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)  

Apr 26 On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 08 In the year 1785 pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

May 09 In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44  

May 10 Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

May 23 William Woollett, engraver, dies in the year 1785.  

Jun 02 Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713) died in the year 1785.  

Jun 05 Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1785.  

Jun 06 Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1785.  

Jun 25 Pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1785.  

Jun 27 On this day in history egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84  

Jun 30 In the year 1785 death of james Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)  

Jul 13 Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 in the year 1785.  

Aug 14 John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies in the year 1785.  

Aug 21 Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 26 George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) died in the year 1785.  

Oct 04 David Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703) died in the year 1785.  

Oct 24 Jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1785.  

Oct 30 In the year 1785 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

Nov 18 Louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725) died on this day in history.  

Nov 19 On this day in history bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 25 On this day in history death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

Nov 28 In the year 1785 william Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55  

Dec 08 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born in the year 1785.  

Jan 23 Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 12 In the year 1785 birth of pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)  

Feb 15 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) was born on this day in history.